Device for vehicle windshields



H. K. COOKINGHAM DEVICE FOR VEHICLE WINDSHIELDS Filed 001;. 19 A191'? 7 aya/ry specification, the principle of the invention To all whom t 11u14/ concern.'

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HARRY K. COOKING'M, CLEVELAND, OHIO,

DEV'ICE FOR v a Application led October 19, 1917. Serial No. l97,35.

Be it known' that l, HARRY K. (loonma- HAM, a 'citizen of the United-States, and a resident of Cleveland, county'of Cuyahoga, and State of Ohio, have invented\aA new an useful Improvement in Devices for Vehicle VVindshields,v of-which the following is a being herein explained and the best mode in which l have contemplated applying that principle, so as to distinguish it from other inventions.

JVThe presentv invention, cated, to a device to be shields'4 for vehicles,is more particularly concerned with the provision of a removable relating as indimeans for collecting water which may be .the invention is the provision thrown against the windshield along the bottom edge of the same and draining the same ofi to the end of the shield without permitting it to be` blown inwardly upon the occupants of the vehicle. A further object of means which will be relatively readily re- To the acmovable from the windshield.

complishment of the foregoing and related ends,

said invention, then, consists of. the means hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

The annexed drawing and the following description set forth in detail certain mechanism embodying the.invention, such disclosed means constituting,

however, but of various 1 mechanical forms. in which principle of the invention may be used.

j In said annexed drawing:-

Figure 1 is a lview in perspective of .a

windshieldl to which-my device is attached;'

Figure 2 is a transverse section of the same 3 isanwith the upper section open ;Fi

. other transverse section showing thefshield closed; Figure 4 is a transverse section of modification of my a windshield showing a front elevation of device; and Figure 5 is a my device in position The eneral construction of my device can be rea ily seen from Figures 1 and 2. It is of course immaterial as to whether the device is formed as a separate unit and removably attached 'to the glass of the windshield, or whether it be formed either as a part of the windshieldl or formed separate y and permanently attached to the windshield section. In Figurel the device is constructed attached to windof such a simple andv 5th-is movement of the water', lect in the trough,

` ofy the windshield so .that the water may be y on a windshield showr ing the device partially in section.

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` to be removable froinltheglass of the shield d for the entire length of the strip. Along side of the trough 2 there is formed in the strip 1 a recess 3 of a size adaptingit to snugly receive therein the edge of the glass 4 of the windshield 5 and to assist in maintaining the device on the shield. I preferably embed at various points along the length of the strip, resilient clips 6, which are adapted to normally maintain the upper edges of the slot 3 a lesser distance apart than the width. ofthe glass, over which the sides of the strip are intended to'L engage. ln this way the sides of the recess are vmaintained under constant ressure toward each other, and l have foun that this pressure is suiiicient v to prevent of the strip, due to lthe jarring and vibration of the vehicle.

lt often happens that the wind strikes the front of a vehicle at an angle tothe direction of movement thereof .and in such cases the rain drops at the one end of the shield are blown iagonally through the opening of the windshield onto the occu- `l In order to prevent which will colicle l provide the bottom of' one end pants of the vehicle.

into the ve 7 from an extension rar "rarer,

the accidental removal of the trou h, thisextension being apertured r as at 8 an being adapted to receive a conduit 9,'which may be led around the outside discharged against the sides of the curtains or the sides of the body at a point where it cannot be blown into, thevehicle by the windf- The end of the'trough is of course closed by a partition 10 and the waterj from the trough will all discharge through thel drain 8 and conduit 9.

As the strip 1 'is preferably formed of lexible material, such as rubber, it follows-avr section is closed against 1 will engage against will that when the upper the lower, the strip the upper edge of the lower section 'an give sufticientlyto take up any inequalities along the edgeof the lower section, and thus provide a tight sealing means between the two sectionswhich is a great convenience in cold weather, Such action is clearly illustratedvin Figure 4. i, Simila`ly,a flange 12 may'beapplied to the upplhr Ledge of the lower sectionV and the strip 1 may be formed ion iio

to engage thereagainst, as is shown 'in Figure 3, in the same manner that 'the glass itself is brought against such a strip in some 'types of Wind'shields now in use.

@ther modes of applying the principle of my .invention may be employed instead'ofthe one explained, change being made as regards the mechanism herein disclosed, provided the means stated by any of the followingclaims or the equivalent of' such stated means be employed.

- l[ therefore particularly point out and distinctly claim as my invention l. lln combination, a Windshield comprising two spaced shield sections and an elastic, Hexible Weather strip positioned lbetween the adjacent edges of. said sections; and clips bentr lllshape gripping one of the sections for .fastening the strip in position thereon, the bent portions of the clip@ being imbedded inthe strip. C

2. The combination of "two Windshield Y meagre? sections, a trough containing member oit re-v of one of said sections, a second resilient member having a similar recess to receive the edge of said second Windshield section, ,saidV second member having a flange and being adapted to form a tight joint With said first member when the Windshield sections are closed, spaced resilient clips imbedded in the recess of said upper member to hold it tightly on said section, an apertured eX- tension spacedfrom one end of said trough at the bottom thereof, and a conduitl connected With said extension for discharging the water accumulating in said trough at a distant point.

Si'gned by me, this 17th day of October, 191

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